City government · Stephens County, OK

Duncan's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Duncan took in $59.1 million and spent $48.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes33%Federal tax money2.5%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

32%

of Duncan's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Sales tax

32%$18.8 million

Other taxes

1.3%$768 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more

Public utility licenses$322 thousand
Public utility taxes$270 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services

61%$36.2 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more

Electric power$19.7 million
Water$9.5 million
Garbage collection$4.1 million
Sewer$2.8 million
Airport$55 thousand
Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

2.5%$1.5 million

State tax money1.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

1.2%$692 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines

1.6%$952 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.3%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

56%

of Duncan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

56%$26.9 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more

Electric power$18.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Water supply$2.4 million
Sewer systems$1.2 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

26%$12.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$6.3 million
Fire protection$5.4 million
Inspections and regulation$479 thousand
Courts and legal services$319 thousand

Running the government and other costs

10%$5.0 million

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more

Government buildings$1.8 million
Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$887 thousand
Other government-run businesses$555 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.6%$1.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$946 thousand
Libraries$777 thousand

Interest on debt

2.1%$1.0 million

Roads, transit and parking

1.3%$625 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$490 thousand
Airports$135 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.6%$293 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$293 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Duncan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Duncan itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.